Daylee Braden

Adelaide Havens, Addy Havens, Daylee Braden

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Villa Park, Ill.
High School:
Willowbrook HS

TFRRS Profile

2024-25:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor: Redshirted.
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in six events … Ran a program record 600m at 1:29.75 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 1) … Ran a program record 1000m at 2:49.90 at the Blue & Gold Invitational (Dec. 6) … Ran a program record 400m at 2:07.34 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) … Finished fourth in the 800m at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.

2023-24:
NCAA West First Round Qualifier (800m)
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Jr.): Appeared in seven events … Ran a PR in the 600m at GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 1:30.66 .. Placed first in the 600m at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite with a mark of 1min/32.44seconds … Placed first in 200m at the John Tierney Classic with a mark of 25.78 seconds … Finished third in the 4x400m at the John Tierney Classic with a mark of 4min/12.08 seconds … Finished second in the 400m at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic with a mark of 56.60 seconds … Finished second in the 400m at the Meyo Invitational with a mark of 56.06 seconds … Finished sixth at BIG EAST indoor 400m … Finished ninth at BIG EAST indoor 4x400m.
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in seven events … Set a program record in the 800m at 2:04.93 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 11) … Qualified for NCAA West First Round (May 23) and finished 40th at 2:09.75 … Finished second in the 800m at Badger Challenge (May 3) … Finished first in the 800m at Marquette Invitational (April 12) ... Finished fourth in the 4x100 relay at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 10).

2022-23:
All-BIG EAST Outdoor (400m)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (So.): An All-BIG EAST Selection in the 400m … Ran the No. 5 400m time in program history at the conference championships with a time of 55.24, finished third … Was a member of the 4x200 relay team that ran the sixth-fastest time in school history at the Drake Relays with a time of 1:40.28 with a split of 24.1 … Also, recorded the No. 4 SMR time in school history at Drake with a team time of 4:01.15 and a first leg split of 25.5 … Scored points for MU at the conference outdoor championships as a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams that finished fourth and sixth, respectively.
Indoor (So.): Competed in seven meets … Won the 500 meters at the Blue & Gold Invitational on Dec. 2 with a personal best time of 1:16.63, No. 7 all-time … Finished runner-up with a PR of 40.76, No. 5 all-time, in the 300 meters at the Blue Demon holiday Invite on Dec. 9 … Clocked a PR in the 200 meters at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic on Jan. 27 with a time of 25.62, placed fourth … Took seventh in the 400 meters at the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 25 with a PR of 56.21, the fifth fastest time in school history.

2021-22:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Fr.): Competed in six meets during the outdoor season … Ran personal bests in the 200 (25.49) and 400 (56.03) meters at the Pacific Coast Invitational (Apr. 14). Her time in the 400 meters at the Pacific Coast Invitational was sixth fastest in school history … Scored points at the BIG EAST Championships (May 13) as a member of the 4x400 team that finished sixth.
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in five meets during her freshman year in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400 … Rolled to a PR of 26.09 in the 200m and took fourth at the St. Valentin’s Invite (Feb. 18) … Ran a personal best in the 400m of 56.73 at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 25). Braden’s time ranked No. 7 in MU history. Competed on the 4x400m team that took fifth at the conference championships.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered all four years in track & field at Willowbrook High School under coach Clyde Ware … She also lettered three times in cross country and once in volleyball … As a senior, she was named captain of her track & field team in 2021 … She was a three-time all-conference selection … she placed first in conference in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x100 as a senior in 2021 … Braden was named female athlete of the year at Willowbrook … Won her sectional in the 200m and 400m to qualify for the state championships as a senior in 2021 … Her PR’s are 58.25 (400m) and 25.63 (200m).

Personal: Braden was born June 22, 2003 in Elmhurst, Illinois to Brian and Carolyn Braden … She has two brothers Devin and Joey … Majoring in psychology.